Marta Strecker Shocket

This study identifies hexadecanoic acid as an oviposition pheromone in Tunisian Phlebotomus papatasi sand flies, which increases egg-laying and attracts gravid females.

The paper compares thermal suitability models for malaria transmission using constant and fluctuating temperatures, finding that constant temperature models better predict thermal limits than rate summation.

This study examines thermal performance curves of Ae. aegypti populations to assess local adaptation and its impact on dengue transmission under climate change.